In this image made from video taken on Sunday, people stand in an area damaged by storm Tembin in Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines. (AP Photo) HANOI/MANILA: Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying areas along the south coast on Monday […]
Orphaned Myanmar elephants blanketed against cold
An undated handout photo of a young orphaned elephant in Myanmar wearing a blanket during a cold spell. The blankets come from Blankets for Baby Rhinos, a wildlife conservation craft group founded in 2016, that has volunteer crocheters and knitters scattered around the world, knitting […]
Rallying for the rise of the machines
Most manufacturers, ranging from small companies to large enterprises, are switching from labour-intensive production to increasingly automated processes in order to reduce reliance on labour and increase efficiency and productivity. Thailand has prioritised robotics and automation in industrial production lines this year through government policies […]
Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead
In this image made from video taken on Sunday, people stand in an area damaged by storm Tembin in Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines. (AP Photo) HANOI/MANILA: Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying areas along the south coast on Monday […]
Utility bills next in line for welfare subsidies
Mr Apisak says the Finance Ministry will equip 5 million low-income earners with fishing rods to let them sustain their income. PATTARACHAI PREECHAPANICH Utility subsidies will be an integral part of the third phase of the government’s welfare scheme for poverty, aimed at further alleviating […]
Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
In this photo made from video by Aclimah Disumala on villagers confront raging flood waters in Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Pennisula, southern Philippines. (AP) ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Thousands of villagers in the southern Philippines spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters Monday as the region dealt […]
More temples to be probed in New Year
Counter-Corruption Division (CCD) commander Kamol Rianracha will launch 100 investigations of temples suspected of corruption. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd) The third round of temple fund embezzlement investigations will be conducted on a list of about 100 temples in the New Year, the Counter-Corruption Division (CCD) commander […]
Short of slots, Thai AirAsia eyes longer jets
This Airbus A321neo can accommodate up to 240 passengers, compared with 180 seats in an A320. Thai AirAsia (TAA) will introduce the stretched-fuselage variant of its Airbus A320 workhorse to its fleet to deal with airport slot constraints. Thailand’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC) will begin […]
Public scrutiny force for good
The Dec 3 photo op by the Prayut 5 government turned into a public relations disaster at the moment Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon tried to cover his eyes from the bright sun. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu) Controversy over the luxury wristwatches of deputy Prime […]
Revolt over ‘reset’ order gains pace
Chaturon Chaisang, Pheu Thai (left): Regime power play overrides constitution. Rames Rattanachaweng, Democrats: Fighting the junta’s absolute power. (Photos FB/Chaturon.FanPage, Bangkok Post) Democrat Party politicians look set to petition the Constitutional Court to rule if the government’s fresh Section 44 order violates the constitution as […]